Curl holding clip



Jan'. l0, 1956 N. L. soLoMoN 2,730,111

CURL HOLDING CLIP med sept. 29, 195o I N VEN TOR.

United States PatentO CURL HOLDING CLIP Nathan L. Solomon, Englewood, N.J.

Application September 29, 1950, Serial No. 187,395

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-46) This invention relates to clips adapted for use inholding at curls and, particularly, to devices of this type and kindhaving means for retaining the clip against displacement from the curl.More particularly, the invention deals with devices of the kind definedwhich are formed from two elongated thin walled strips having meanspivotally coupling and keying one end portion thereof and, further, inarranging an elastic tubing on the strips adjacent the pivot endsthereof and in providing key means for supporting the clip in engagementwith the curl.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing description, when taken together with the accompanyingdrawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosedand, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of one part of a clip made according to myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. l of the companion part of the clip.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an elastic tubing which I employ.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the three parts shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3assembled.

Fig. 5 is a partial longitudinal section through the device, as seen inFig. 4.

Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to Figs. l and 2 showing a modification.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the assemblage of the members shown in Figs. 6and 7.

Fig. 9 is a side View of the structure, as seen in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view of part of the structure as seen in Fig.9.

Figs. l1 and 12 are views similar to Figs. 8 and 9 showing only a partof the construction and showing a modication; and

Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section through a part of a clip showinganother form of construction.

In Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawing is shown one form of clip comprising twoenlogated strip or sheet jaw members 15 and 16, both of the same generaloutline thickness and width throughout the major portion of theirlength, the members having recessed sides, as at 17 and 18 adjacentpivot end portions 19 and 20 thereof.

The pivot end portions of the members 15 and 16 are formed by olfsethalf-round wall portions 21 and 22, the portion 21 having a centrallongitudinal aperture 23; whereas the portion 22 has a tongue or keymember 24 extending into the channel of the portion 22 so as to enterthe aperture 23, thus keying the members 15 and 16 against lateralseparation.

Extending beyond the pivots 19 and 20 are Iingerpiece portions 25, 25,the portion 25 being offset upwardly, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5;whereas the portion 26 is disposed in the plane of the member 16. Spacedlongb tudinally of the member 15 is a plurality of teeth or projections27 formed from the material of the member 15. The member 16 has acorresponding number of apertures 28 adapted to receive the teeth 27, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 5. These teeth are adapted to pass through acurl held by the clip to definitely position and retain the clip inposition on the curl. The free ends of the jaws of the members 15 and 16are preferably contracted and rounded, as seen at 29 and 30.

At 31 is shown a suitable tensioning device for normally retaining thejaws of the clip in abutting engagement, as seen in Fig. 5, the devicein the construction shown being in the form of a rubber tubing whichtits in the recessed portions 17 and 18, these portions retaining thetubing in position on the members 15 and 16, as will be apparent. Itwill be noted from a consideration of Fig. 4 of the drawing that theouter sides 32 of the yieldable tubing 31 are within the boundary sideedges of the members 15 and 16.

In Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, is shown another form of clip, whereinmembers 15', 16' are employed which substantially are the same ingeneral construction as the members 15 and 16, the only difference beingthat, at the pivot portions 19', 20', instead of employing the aperture23 and key tongue 24, the member 16' has upwardly eX- tending side walls33 which close the ends of the channel formed by the depressed pivotportion 22', thus retaining the depressed pivot portion 21' againstlateral displacement from the portion 22. The members 15', 16 haveprongs 27', similar to the teeth or projections 27, and apertures 2S',similar to the apertures 23. At 17', 18' are shown the notched sides ofthe members and, at 25', 26', are shown the ingerpiece portions. Asnoted in Figs. 8 and 9, a yieldable tubing 31', similar to the tubing31, is employed to tensionally support the members 1S', 16 inengagement.

In Figs. l1 and l2 is shown a slight modification which could apply toeither of the structures shown in Figs. 1 to 5 or 6 to 10. In otherwords, in this structure, the member 15" terminates in a contracteddownwardly eX- tending hook end 34 which overlies the end of thecompanion members 16", as clearly seen in Fig. l2 of the drawing.

In Fig. 13 is shown a modified form of construction which is adaptedprimarily for use on what might be termed ringlike at curls which aresometimes referred to as sculpture curls and here one member 3S of theclip has a transversely depressed portion 36 adapted to t into thesocket 37 of a correspondingly depressed portion 38 on the clip member39. In other words, the portions 36, 38 are substituted for the prongs27 and 2'7' and the apertures 28, 28'.

In the drawing, 40 represents diagrammatically a flat curl arranged inthe clip device. At 41 is shown a tubing, similar to the tubing 31, 31',for tensionally supporting the members 35, 39 in engagement with eachother or with a curl. Aside from the modiiication dened, the structureof the clip shown in Fig. 13 of the drawing can otherwise be the same asthat shown in Figs. l to 5 or Figs. 6 to 10.

By virtue of the simplicity of the structure disclosed, it will beapparent that clips of the kind under consideration can be veryeconomically produced and these clips can be formed of any suitablesheet or strip material and, in this connection, it will be apparentthat any suitable metal or plastics or combinations of metal andplastics can be employed. Devices of the kind under consideration can beutilized in forming what is generally known as the chemical permanentwave.

Having fully described the invention, what is claimed to be new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A curl holding clip, comprising a pair of elongated jaw members in theform of a flat one thickness thin strips of substantially the samegeneral contour, the jaw members, adjacent one end, having half-roundintertting otset wall portions forming a pivotal coupling between saidjaw members, means integral with one wall portion engaging the otherwall portion for keying the jaw members against lateral separation,diverging ngerpieces extending out wardly from the oiset wall'portionsof said jaw members, the side edges of the jaw members, adjacent thewall portions, having elongated recesses, a wide elastic ring of a widthequal to the length of said recesses and arranged therein Hush with theside edges of said jaw members, said ring yieldably supporting the jawmembers in abuttingvengagement, outer side edges of the ring being iiushwith the corresponding edges of the jaw members, interlitting meansspaced longitudinally of the jaw members intermediate the ends thereoffor engaging a curl supported therebetween in retaining the clip againstdisplacement from the curl, and the free end of one jaw member having anoifset portion overlying the corresponding end of the other j awmember.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Reineret al. Nov. 1, Farrington June 28, Campbell May 31, Jones Oct. 11, JonesMay 14, Eicher May 21, Cochran May 21, Leon Apr. 19, Klar Jan. 2,

FOREIGN PATENTS France July 30, Sweden Nov. 7,

